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Anthophora rubricrus, F, Back, Greece, Aegean Islands_2014-12-09-14.08.09 ZS PMax

Image of Anthophora rubricrus Dours 1869

Description:

One of the common Anthophora species found in early spring in the olive groves of Greece. They're visiting many spring flowers that provide a lot of nectar and pollen, like Muscari and Asphodelus. This particular specimen was collected by Jelle Devalez who hunts bees in the Aegean islands..

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USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab